• Rhode Island Department of Education
Lesson Plan

Lesson Title: 8 Is Enough!

State Standards: GLEs/GSEs

National Standards:

Context of Lesson:

This is the first day of direct instruction about bonding; students have read applicable chapter in their textbook. First step in discussing bonding is to discuss what is happening on the molecular level with electrons. Beginning with the octet rule and Lewis dot structures will give students tools to check themselves for accuracy when they begin to explore ionic and covalent bonds. The Lewis dot structures help students see how many lone valence electrons each atom has and how many bonds it can therefore form.

Opportunities to Learn:

Depth of Knowledge

Prerequisite Knowledge

Plans for Differentiating Instruction

Accommodations and modifications

Environmental factors

Materials

Periodic Table of elements (located in student planners, textbook, and several posted throughout room)
Worksheet:

Objectives:

  • Students will be able to draw correct Lewis dot structures
    • Students will use octet rule to draw correct number of valence electrons
    • Students will distribute electrons correctly in structures
    • Students will be able to draw correct Lewis structures for single elements
    • Students will be able to draw correct Lewis structures for ions
    • Students will be able to draw correct Lewis structures for molecules

Instruction:

Opening:

Admit Quiz on reading & prior knowledge (written on board)
1. What are the first two electron orbitals named?
2. How many electrons can possibly be in the valence shell?

Engagement:

  • What does "octet" mean?
    • Made up of two parts: "oct-" and "-et"
    • What words do we know with "oct-"? (looking for octagon, octopus, etc)
    • What do these things have in common (8)
    • "-et" in this sense is using the second definition, which means a grouping. A common example of this is a "Du-et" What does duet mean? (looking for 2 people, group of 2, etc)
    • So octet means a grouping of 8
  • So what group of 8 does the octet rule refer to? (electrons)

  • Demonstrate Lewis Dot Structures
    • Hydrogen, Carbon, Sodium, Oxygen, Nitrogen
    • Sodium Chloride, Water, Cyanide, Hydrogen Cyanide

  • Lewis Dot/Octet Worksheet

Closure:

  • What rule did we learn today?
  • What do we use to represent electrons?
  • How many electrons are involved in each bond?


Assessment:

Lewis Dot Worksheet


Reflections

(only done after lesson is enacted)

Student Work Sample 1 – Approaching Proficiency:

Student Work Sample 2 – Proficient:

Student Work Sample 3 – Exceeds Proficiency: